Faculty Senate Meeting

When

3 to 5 p.m., May 6, 2024

Where

Silver and Sage Room-Old Main

Call to order.
Approval of the Agenda: Vice Chair of the Faculty, Presiding Officer Mona Hymel (5 minutes) Please note that time limits will be enforced with Presiding Officer’s discretion to allocate a total of 30 minutes to be distributed to individual items as necessary.
Approval of the minutes for the February 19, March 11, and April 1, 2024 Faculty Senate Meetings (2 minutes)
Action Item: Senate Elections for University Committee on Ethics and Commitment, Committee on Conciliation, University Hearing Board, Shared Governance Review Committee, Grievance Clearinghouse Committee, Senate Executive Committee (Voting via OpaVote, please bring device) (2 minutes)
Open Session. Time limit is 2 minutes. Maximum number of speakers is four. No comments or votes will be taken. Keiron Bailey, Senator Ted Downing, Jeremy Vetter, Senator Marlys Witte (8 minutes)
Approval of the 2024-2025 Faculty Senate meeting schedule (2 minutes)
Statement from the Chair (5 minutes)
Report from the President – President Robert Robbins (10 minutes)
Report from the Provost – Interim Provost Ron Marx (10 minutes)
Action Item: Consent Agenda (no discussion) – Chair of the Undergraduate Council, Holly Nelson, and Co-Chairs of the Graduate Council Hong Cui and Sanlyn Buxner (5 minutes)
Emphasis to Standalone BS Nutrition and Dietetics
Emphasis to Standalone BS Nutrition and Wellness
Emphasis to Standalone Major BAS Justice Global Security
MS in Midwifery
MS in Immunobiology
Old Business
A. Action Item: Resolution-Opposition to HB 2735: “We, the Faculty Senate of the University of Arizona, oppose House Bill 2735.” Chair of the Faculty, Leila Hudson (5 minutes)
New Business
A. Action Item: SBS School of Global Studies – SBS Dean Lori Poloni-Staudinger (8 minutes)
B. Information Item: BS MDTD (Medical Device Technology and Development) – Senator Marv Slepian (5 minutes)
C. Information Item: TRIF money status update and Centers and Institutes – Interim Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Impact, Elliott Cheu (9 minutes)
D. Action Item: Resolution on Antisemitism and hate crimes – Chair of the Faculty, Leila Hudson (7 minutes)
E. Information Item: Clarify rules regarding private citizens’ political activity ARS 15-1633 – Secretary of the University, Jon Dudas (10 minutes)
F. Information Item: Chief Operating Officer (COO) search – Secretary of the University, Jon Dudas (6 minutes)
G. Information Item: Proposed centralization project – Interim Chief Financial Officer, John Arnold (6 minutes)
Reports from the Faculty Officers, APPC, RPC, SAPC, DEI, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, SGRC, Graduate Council, Undergraduate Council, SPBAC, ASUA, GPSC, UArizona Staff Council, Gen Ed Office with UWGEC, C11 (2 minutes)
Announcement of Election Results – Vice Chair of the Faculty, Mona Hymel (5 minutes)
Adjournment at precisely 5:00 p.m.